Loughborough

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management20 November 2009Launceston Road junction improvements beginWork on a new road layout to ease traffic congestion is starting at a key junction in Wigston next week. The £60,000 improvements to the junction of Station Road and Launceston Road include a new mini roundabout and an extension to the on-pavement cycle lane.... 21 Nov 2009 Launceston Road junction improvements begin

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management20 November 2009Accident-reducing road improvements in HinckleyWork is starting on the second phase of a £110,000 road improvement scheme to reduce accidents along a key route in Hinckley. The work on Dodwells Road and Normandy Way, which is being carried out by Leicestershire County Council, is due to start on Monday.... 21 Nov 2009 Accident-reducing road improvements in Hinckley

20 November 2009Seven schools receive. .... 21 Nov 2009 Seven schools receive £16 million revamp

University of Leicester PhD organise 'Materiality and Intangibility: Contested Zones', an event for researchers and artists working with museums... 20 Nov 2009 Interactive event to challenge views on museum culture

10th Man to walk on the moon to lecture at the University of Leicester in a filled-to-capacity public event... 20 Nov 2009 An audience with Apollo 16 Astronaut Charlie Duke

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management 18 June 2009 Old chippings bring new life to roads Around 6,000 tonnes of recycled chippings will be re-used on Leicestershire's roads this summer. Over the next few months, almost 2.... 18 Jun 2009 Old chippings bring new life to roads

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management 30 April 2009 Work starts to keep roads top-notch Work to re-fresh nearly 200 miles of Leicestershire roads and over 100 miles of pavements kicks off this week. Over the next few months, almost 2.... 03 May 2009 Work starts to keep roads top-notch

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management10 August 2009Countys roads amongst the best in the UKStudies have shown Leicestershires roads are some of the best in the country. First quarter performance reports show the countys roads are in tip-top condition.... 10 Aug 2009 County’s roads amongst the best in the UK

Leicestershire County Council is getting ready to make sure the roads in and arround Loughborough and Charnwood stay clear this winter... 06 Nov 2007 Keeping Charnwood Roads Open This Winter

Highways, Transportation & Waste Management2 July 2009Gritters ready to help during heatwaveGritters are a common site during a cold snap but the County Council's fleet has been on stand-by during this week's heatwave conditions. If very hot weather persists, rural road surfaces can soften, causing potholes and ruts.... 04 Jul 2009 Gritters ready to help during heatwave

Leicestershire County Council is getting ready to make sure the roads in and arround Loughborough and Charnwood stay clear this winter... 06 Nov 2007 Keeping Charnwood Roads Open This Winter

A pioneering scheme where local volunteers log speeding drivers has been running in Leicestershire for a year. County residents have already recorded more than 14,000 motorists speeding, 1,974 of which were in the Charnwood area. Community Speed Watch (CSW) enables volunteers to work within the community to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding and to help manage the problem locally.... 26 Dec 2007 Speeding!

ITV Central Tonight weather presenters Lisa Foden and Anna Church are not only good at predicting ice and snow - they are also now helping to keep the roads clear in icy conditions now that two gritters have been named after them.... 25 Jan 2008 Loughborough Names Gritel

A total of 29 motorists have been fined for not wearing their seatbelts in Leicester in just two and a half hours. A further five 30 fixed penalty notices were issued to drivers using their mobile phones at the wheel. The checks, by officers from Leicestershire Constabularys Road Policing Unit, are being carried out as part of a week-long European seatbelt enforcement campaign which started on Monday 18th February 2008 and continues until Sunday.... 21 Feb 2008 Loughborough Drivers Should Buckle Up

A new nationwide public survey will compare Leicestershires Highways and Transport services with others across the country.... 10 Jun 2008 National survey on the road to better customer feedback

A SERIES of free graffiti workshops could help creative youngsters avoid a brush with the law. Charnwood Community Safety Partnership, of which Charnwood Borough Council is a partner, is staging the six-week programme of graffiti workshops in three neighbourhoods to give 11 to 16-year-olds an alternative means of expression rather than daubing slogans and images on buildings throughout the Borough.... 18 Jul 2008 Graffiti Workshops in Loughborough and Charnwood

Andy Reed MP today announced the giving away of chess sets to schools. The chess sets are available for schools as part of a scheme to provide a quarter of a million chess sets into the school network. Negotiations with manufacturers and distributors means that ten sets and boards can be offered to every school in England. ... 13 Feb 2008 Loughborough MP Announces Free Chess Sets for Schools

20 November 2009Seven schools receive. .... 21 Nov 2009 Seven schools receive £16 million revamp

The 780th November fair is coming to Loughborough and the news is that charnwood Borough Council have a good time lined up.... 01 Nov 2007 Loughborough Fair - Official Opening

THIS FRIDAY (14 December 2007) will see Loughboroughs Market Place transformed into a Christmas wonderland as the biggest festive and French market arrives in town, welcomed by local stars on stage.... 11 Dec 2007 French Market Comes to Loughborough

Community Services29 October 2009Leicestershire County Council reveals results of groundbreaking archaeology surveyLeicestershire County Council today held a press conference at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre to announce the conclusion of a groundbreaking three year archaeological survey to locate the battle of Bosworth, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Battlefields Trust archaeologist, Glenn Foard, revealed an exciting collection of finds from the Battle of Bosworth of international archaeological significance.... 30 Oct 2009 Leicestershire County Council reveals results of groundbreaking archaeology survey

The popular, annual Charnwood Borough Council-organised event will open at 6pm on Wednesday, November 11th and run until Saturday, November 14th 2009.... 03 Nov 2009 Loughborough Fair

Police searching for missing man have found a bodyPolice searching for a 77 year old man from Loughborough, who has been missing since yesterday evening, have found the body of a man. Ernest Sanham from Park Road in Loughborough, was admitted to the Leicester General Hospital on Thursday 22nd October 2009 suffering from confusion.... 26 Oct 2009 Police searching for missing man have found a body

Information about being safe on Bonfire Night will be available for shoppers who visit Loughborough town centre on Wednesday.... 03 Nov 2009 Loughborough shoppers to benefit from Bonfire Night Advice

Street children in the third world and some of the most endangered animals on the planet are set to benefit from generous visitors the Great Central Railway. The award winning Leicestershire heritage line teamed up with two charities to raise money at special gala events.... 26 Oct 2009 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY RAISES TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS FOR CHARITY

A SERIES of free graffiti workshops could help creative youngsters avoid a brush with the law. Charnwood Community Safety Partnership, of which Charnwood Borough Council is a partner, is staging the six-week programme of graffiti workshops in three neighbourhoods to give 11 to 16-year-olds an alternative means of expression rather than daubing slogans and images on buildings throughout the Borough.... 18 Jul 2008 Graffiti Workshops in Loughborough and Charnwood

Andy Reed MP today announced the giving away of chess sets to schools. The chess sets are available for schools as part of a scheme to provide a quarter of a million chess sets into the school network. Negotiations with manufacturers and distributors means that ten sets and boards can be offered to every school in England. ... 13 Feb 2008 Loughborough MP Announces Free Chess Sets for Schools

Reports are coming in that Loughborough Town Centre was yesterday infiltrated by a giant robot. The robot which some eye witnesses say they saw in Market Place and Market Street at various times yesterday afternoon stood some 8ft tall, was metallic in colour, had blue glowing eyes and spoke in sound bites.... 27 May 2008 Robot in Loughborough Town Centre

14 motorbikes and mini-motos have been crushed after they were confiscated by police in Loughborough during a crack down on young people who drive dangerously and inconsiderately on roads, parks and public places.... 02 Jul 2008 Mini moto campaign in Loughborough is a crushing success.

Radical changes to social care in Leicestershire will be outlined at a meeting next week. The County Council wants to personalise its social care and will update the Cabinet on the plans next Tuesday (29th July).... 22 Jul 2008 Radical plans to personalise social care in Leicestershire